Siegfried is the great hero and dragon slayer. He possesses great wealth and influence. He has pledged his undying love to Brunhild. The Gibech brothers saw him as a great ally and contrived to marry him to heir sister Kriemhild. Their mother Queen Uta drugged Seigfried. He forgets his pledge to Brunhild, which leads to disaster and his death.

Portrait by artist-historian George Stuart. Courtesy George S. Stuart.